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Raveling
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Dictionary.com Unabridged
verb (used with object)
1.
to disentangle or unravel the threads or fibers of (a woven or knitted fabric, rope, etc.).
2.
to tangle or entangle.
3.
to involve; confuse; perplex.
4.
to make clear; unravel (often followed by out).
verb (used without object)
5.
to become disjoined thread by thread or fiber by fiber; fray.
6.
to become tangled.
7.
to become confused or perplexed.
8.
(of a road surface) to lose aggregate.
noun
9.
a tangle or complication.
Origin:
1575–85; < Dutch rafelen
1575–85; < Dutch rafelen
Related forms
rav·el·er; especially British, rav·el·ler, noun
rav·el·ly, adjective
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Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
| Main Entry: | raveling |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | pertaining to something that frays or ravels; also written ravelling |
| Example: | The raveling bottom of the jeans cannot be repaired. |
| Etymology: | 1844 |
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